PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veg Eta (ranked 4239 p4p, 3976 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 459 p4p, 445 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Eta
vs
Aldo

164 cm
23
134
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
145
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veg Eta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eta.
Eta works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eta. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Eta as he connects with a hook.

Aldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Eta keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eta is controlling Aldo's posture.

Eta is looking for a triangle but Aldo pushes his legs off easily.
Aldo wants to pass the guard but Eta is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eta keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Eta looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aldo is defending well. Eta quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aldo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Eta celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Veg Eta!
A relieved looking Veg Eta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.